Androphobia | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | F40.290 |
ICD-9-CM | 300.29 |
Androphobia is an abnormal fear of men,. a type of specific social phobia. The word is from Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ, anēr, genitive ἀνδρός, andros, "man"; and φόβος, phóbos, "fear".
In the past the word "androphobia" also has been used to refer to fear of crowds of people.